Standards Committee

hbcadmin, 15 February 2017

The Role of the Monitoring Officer

The Council is required by law to appoint one of its employees as its monitoring officer. Hyndburn’s monitoring officer is:

Jane Ellis
Executive Director (Legal and Democratic Services)
Scaitcliffe House
Ormerod Street
Accrington
Lancashire
BB5 0PF

The monitoring officer has a statutory role, with a number of specific functions including issues relating to ethical standards. Hyndburn’s monitoring officer works closely with the chair of the Standards Committee.  Please download a copy of the Monitoring Officer’s Protocol

The monitoring officer acts as an adviser to the Standards Committee, which involves:

• Making sure that the Standards Committee understands its powers and procedures;
• Making sure that the procedure for dealing with complaints is fair and efficient;
• Making sure that the councillor who is the subject of a complaint understands the procedures the Standards Committee will follow;
• Providing advice to Standards Committee about law and procedures when complaints are being dealt with.